| Ask anybody and the typical answer you
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| | For bargain hunters, Fleamarket Mobile
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| will get is that there is nothing in
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| | offers the biggest opportunity with it
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| Alabama that is of special interest to
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| | being the largest such market on the Gulf
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| the tourist. Yet tourism happens to be
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| | Coast. Similarly for those interested in
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| big business in the state and is, in
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| | education and museums, there is something
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| fact, the state's biggest industry,
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| | for everybody. Natural history, political
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| generating well over $10 billion in
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| | history or military history - you name it
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| revenue each year.
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| | and there are museums that will satisfy
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| The key to Alabama's attractiveness as a
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| | your curiosity.
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| tourist destination is above all its
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| | For culture lovers there is the Alabama
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| rural and agricultural orientation
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| | Shakespeare Festival which is the only
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| punched with great hospitality,
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| | professional theatre in the United States
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| delectable cuisine, top notch hotels and
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| | that has a live-in acting troupe which
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| resorts, and a globally well-known events
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| | stages a rotating repertory of classical
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| calendar with many festivals and
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| | works. Then there is the F. Scott and
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| performances thrown in.
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| | Zelda Fitzgerald Musuem. Don't forget Ivy
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| For tortured souls tired of city lights,
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| | Green, the birthplace of the legendary
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| Alabama is the place to reclaim your
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| | Helen Keller.
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| sang-froid. From the fresh, crisp air of
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| | There is a lot for sports lovers too.
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| the mountains and lakes of north-central
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| | While the Alabama Sport hall of Flame
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| Alabama to the glistening sun-soaked
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| | highlights the feats of such sporting
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| beaches of the state's southern Gulf
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| | greats as Jesse Owens, the International
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| coast, the state has a whole dazzling
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| | Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Barber
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| array of attractions to offer to the
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| | Vintage Motorsports Park and Museum are a
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| tourist seeking solace in Nature's arm.
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| | must visit for auto freaks. And, of
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| It is also a state with a rich history
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| | course, there is the Birmingham Greyhound
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| and heritage. So, whether it is just a
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| | Race Track for those interested in dog
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| weekend trip or a longer vacation, smart
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| | racing.
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| folks check out Alabama before deciding
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| | For a state that has given us such
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| where to head when the well-earned break
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| | literary masterpieces as To Kill a
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| comes. And I say 'smart' folks, because a
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| | Mockingbird, there is a lot for the
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| vacation in Alabama doesn't hurt your
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| | literary minded. But leaving aside the
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| pocket - you can have a wonderful time at
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| | more serious stuff, the stout-hearted
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| a much lower cost than comparable
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| | tourist looking for literary
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| vacation spots!
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| | entertainment of the macabre kind can
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| From museums to flea markets, from golf
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| | also try their luck at collecting the
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| to motor sports or greyhound racing, from
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| | innumerable ghost stories that Alabama
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| battleship Alabama to the US Army
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| | folks are wont to tell. So, if you are
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| Aviation Museum, and even natural history
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| | looking for an outing that you can enjoy
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| museums and the estuarium at the Dauphin
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| | without bothering too much about the hole
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| Island Sea Lab, Alabama has something to
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| | in your pocket, think Alabama!
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| offer to tourists of every taste and
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| | Jim Hartley recommends that you visit
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| predilection.
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| | for more information on Alabama motels.
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